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Malala detained ahead of Echoes of War performance

By Steve Mkawale | 11mos ago

Former UDA Secretary-General Cleophas Malala blocked from accessing Butere Girls' students. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

Former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala, the scriptwriter of Butere Girls' Echoes of War play, is being held at the Eldama Ravine Police Station in Baringo, his lawyer Kennedy Echesa has confirmed.

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